BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/ten-years-on-brexit -and-britains-political-future/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9a6f4c46-5bae-4adb-8b59-434bdb957851 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260604T073406 DTSTART:20260608T173000 DTEND:20260608T190000 SUMMARY:Ten years on: Brexit and Britain’s political future LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Ol d Theatre\, Old Building) DESCRIPTION:Monday 8 June 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakersEmma DuncanProfessor Sa ra B HoboltLord ElliotProfessor Anand MenonChairProfessor Tony Travers\, C BEIn June 2016\, the UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that reshaped British politics\, society\, and the economy in profound and lasting ways. Ten years on\, this event brings together leading voices fr om politics\, journalism\, and academia to reflect on how Brexit has trans formed political identities\, party competition\, public trust\, and Brita in’s place in the world.The panel will consider what has changed since t he referendum\, what has endured\, and how Brexit continues to shape debat es over democracy\, sovereignty\, and the UK’s relationship with Europe and the wider global order.Meet our speakers and chairEmma Duncan writes a weekly column on economic and social policy at The Times\, along with not ebooks\, essays and book reviews. She was formerly deputy editor of The Ec onomist. During the Brexit referendum she founded and ran Wake Up and Vote \, a campaign to encourage young people to vote. She is the author of Brea king the Curfew: A Political Journey through Pakistan\, and is a visiting fellow of Nuffield College\, Oxford.Matthew Elliott (@matthew_elliott) is an alumnus of LSE. He was the co-founder and CEO of the Vote Leave campaig n\, and has been described by the Financial Times as “one of the most fo rmidable political strategists in Westminster” and by the New Statesman as “one of the most successful – and feared – campaigners in British politics”. He also led the successful NOtoAV referendum campaign\, and has set up numerous policy campaigns including the TaxPayers’ Alliance i n 2003. Matthew is currently the President of the Jobs Foundation and a me mber of the House of Lords\, where he sits as Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell. In 2025\, Matthew co-authored Prosperity Through Growth with Dr Arthur B. Laffer. His latest book is Ten Years On: The Untold Story of Brexit – R eflections on a Life of Campaigning\, which will be published on 23rd June 2026 and is available to buy here.Sara Hobolt (@sarahobolt) is the Suthe rland Chair in European Institutions and Head of the Department of Governm ent at LSE. She is a leading scholar of European and British politics\, sp ecialising in public opinion\, political behaviour\, and populism. She cur rently serves as President of the European Political Science Society. She is the author of several books\, including her most recent book\, Tribal P olitics. How Brexit Divided Britain with James Tilley.Anand Menon (@anandM enon1) is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s C ollege London. He is the Director of UK In A Changing Europe\, the think t ank communicating social scientific research on Brexit and the Brexit proc ess to non-academic audiences. He is an associate fellow of Chatham House and Senior Associate member of Nuffield College\, Oxford. His books includ e Brexit and British Politics (2017)\; The European Union: Integration and Enlargement (2016)\; and European Politics (2007).Tony Travers is Profess or in Practice in the LSE Department of Government\, Associate Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy and Director of LSE London. His key research interests include local and regional government\, elections and public ser vice reform. He provides expert analysis for broadcast and print media\, r egularly appearing on major television and radio networks.More about this eventJoin us on campus or register to watch the event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams\, allowing you to tune in and jo in the global debate at LSE\, wherever you are in the world. 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